Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-10-13
The President at Madison.

never been seen. and with his wife ant
faithful "man Friday is now "swing
ing round the circle" Last Friday
about one o'clock, that same car rolled
up to the depot at Madison. The HER
AID reporter had debated the question
to 90 or not to 90, for several days, bu
when Friday dawned bright and warn
as summer, and he saw the crowd o
Lancaster people hurrying to the train,
doubt fled, and the HERALD man joineC
the company of pilgrims who 'cull ou
a holiday to toll and suffer in adding
weight and dignity to the CLEVELAND
boom.
The people of our capital city were
expecting the Lancaster delegation, anC
had turned out en- DsasSe to welcome
them. AT any rate, there was crowc
at the Northwestern depot when oul
train arrived. The city. toe, wa.
decorated with flags and Chinese Ian
terms; the business houses were closed
and bands of music rendered, Sweet
Violets, The Sweet Bye-and-Bye, and
other choice selections, in an inspiring
manner. Was there method in their
madnesspn and were they thinking Of
the sweet bye-and-bye when the
"plumed knight as the head of oul
nation, shall visit Wisconsin's capitals
A short time after our arrival, another
train camc in from the direction Of
Milwaukee. The engine was gaily
decorated with evergreen wreaths and
flags, but all eyes were fixed upon the
car to catch the first glimpse of its ocu.
pants. The first sign Of what we were
to behold was hand-a fat, white one
pulling away n heavy silk curtain
from the window. The owner of the
hand came out, was received in state,
and with Mrs. Cleveland was put into
a carriage. All kinds and conditions
of men, women and children had gath
cred to see him upon whom kind For
tune smiles. Admiration was about
equally divided between Mrs. Cleveland
and the fine span OF black horses
that drew the carriage in which she,
the President and Col. Villas were
seated.
The procession moved up by the Park
Hotel, under an arch of what the Chi.
cago Herald called ''solid masonry"
in which young girls stood, dressed to
represent the states, and scattered
flowers for the beautiful black horses to
walk on. After passing around the
square the party alighted and picked
their way to the stand which had been
prepared for the occasion at the east
wing Of the capitol.
With his usual regard for creature
comfort our representative Kept out OF
the crowds that were pushing and per-
spring in their efforts to get nearer,
and visited the nearest restaurant.
BY the time the inner man was re-
freshed, the aspiring and greatly per-
spring ones had been pushed about
long enough and were ready to step out
and give us room, So when "his hefty
luckiness'' arose TO address the people,
we were very near him. HE is a man,
take him for all in all, We shall not
look upon his like again." Il Demo.
cratic President The first within the
quarter of century, the last we ex-
pect to see for twenty-five years to come,
The address ne made was short and
much appreciated for that virtue. He
told the people that there was crowd,
that the sun was shining brightly, that
the lakes were beautiful and that he
was somewhat tired from his journey
and proposed to rest there until Monday.
Each statement, as it came so fresh
and original from the lips of tho dis
tingnished speaker, was received with
cheers.
The pleasing lady, who "bears her
blushing honors" so gracefully, then
arose and smiled graciously upon the
enraptured multitude.
After this came the hand-shaking
We didn't attempt that, and the Presi-
dent had not the honor of shaking
hands with the HERALD man. Instead
of passing through the rotunda of the
State House in line and waiting our
turn, we went up TO the fair grounds.
A good race was on for that afternoon
with some familiar horses and drivers.
Mambrino Swigert, Victory and Mid
night were there aud did themselves
credit. We took seats in the amphi-
theatre, and had just settled down tc
rest and enjoy the races quietly, but we
couldn't get away from Grover. AS
soon as enough hands had been shaken
to satisfy the public, he followed us IL
the fair. Convinced that there was nc
place in Madison where we could escape
the august presence, we, in desperation,
entered the first ''bus' into town and lost
ourselves in the crowd at the North.
western depot, where pushing, crowd.
ing, picking pockets and other recrea-
tons were the order till the train came
in that bore the tired and hungry but
withal well satisfied Lancaster delega.
ton to their homes.
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